Chairman of the Constitutional and Legal Committee of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Frank Davies, has criticized President John Mahama for delaying the constitution of the Council of State while prioritizing the establishment of the Operation Recover All Loots (ORAL) Committee.
Mr Davies argued that the process of constituting the Council of State should have been undertaken earlier, as it is a constitutional imperative.
Speaking in an interview on JoyNews‘ Newsfile on Saturday, January 25, he noted that there is ample time between a president-elect’s victory and their swearing-in to initiate the process.
“We should find time for things which are necessary and not devote time to things which are not necessary. Now, there is a huge, and ample space between when there’s a president-elect and when he’s sworn in. The process of constituting the Council of State, I don’t think it’s so enormous that it cannot be done,” he stated.
His comments after the Minority in Parliament has accused President Mahama of breaching Section 4(1) of the Presidential Office Act, which requires him to make appointments to his office in consultation with the Council of State.
The caucus said although the Council of State has yet to be constituted, the President has already made appointments to the Office of the President, without indicating that these appointments are provisional, pending the formation of the Council of State.
Source: myjoyonline.com